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briefing

  • /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈbɹi.fɪŋ/ Canada, US, Scotland
  • /ˈbɹiː.fəŋ/ New Zealand
  • /ˈbɾiː.fiŋ/ India

Rhymes with -iːfɪŋ

noun briefings

  1. A concise summary of a current situation The president received a briefing on the situation before going to the press conference.
  2. A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking. Today's briefing of the press will take place at 10 o'clock.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of brief

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: abbreviated, concise, short, little, legal brief, overview, wrap-up, summary, communication, report, narrative, memorandum, presentation, information, essay, informational

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noun short and concise summary of a situation

Españolinforme
한국어브리핑 beuriping
日本語ブリーフィング burīfingu
Portuguêsresumo
Françaisrevue de presse
Русскийинструкта́ж instruktáž, бри́финг brífing

noun presentation of information or instruction

Españolsesión informativa, instrucciones
Portuguêsbriefing
Françaisbriefing
Italianobriefing

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"briefing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/briefing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

briefing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/briefing

Chicago

"briefing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/briefing.

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@misc{briefing_2026,
  title = {briefing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/briefing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}